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Organizations Accuse NFL of Coercing Stations to Buy Up Tickets to Avoid Blackout

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Did the National Football League strongarm broadcast networks and affiliates to purchase blocks of game tickets in order to avoid local blackouts during the 2013 season and to curry political [...]


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Senators Press FCC to Move On Sports Blackout Issue

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Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Wednesday it's time for the Federal Communications Commission to take action on an 18-month-old petition to lift the sports blackout rule.